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Malaysia’s first ‘halal airline’ grounded by authorities
Malaysia's first and only Shariah-compliant airline, Rayani Air, has had its license revoked after a safety audit carried out by authorities turned out negative.
The Malaysian...
Now Suu Kyi must live up to her promises
The landslide victory of the National League for Democracy of Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi brought the party 163 out of 182...
Malaysia censors pig pictures in newspaper
In what it defended to be "standard protocol" in Malaysia, the company that prints the International New York Times in the country, KHL Printing...
Brunei bans restaurant meals for all during Ramadan
In another sign of its hardline religious approach the small Sultanate of Brunei has banned all restaurants from table service for non-Muslims during daytime...
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Southeast Asia’s tallest tower to open next year
Southeast Asia’s tallest building and the second tallest in the world, the Merdeka 118 tower in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is due for completion by...
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Myanmar lost over one million jobs to coup, Covid
Myanmar’s workforce shrank by 1.1 million men and women from pre-Covid-19 and pre-coup times, two and a half years into the global pandemic and...